Ocean Properties and Characteristics

Abigail, Isla, and Aiden are on a beach vacation. They notice that the ocean water near the shore is warmer during the day and cooler at night. They start discussing what could be the main cause of these ocean currents. What do you think is the correct answer?

• Marine life and coral reefs

• Underwater volcanoes

• Wind, temperature differences, and the rotation of the Earth.

• Tides and gravitational forces

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Ethan, Abigail, and Avery are on a school trip to a marine biology museum. They come across an exhibit that is characterized by abundant sunlight and high biodiversity. Which marine life zone does this exhibit most likely represent?

• deep sea zone

• mangrove zone

• polar zone

• coral reef zone

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Arjun, Benjamin, and Avery are on a field trip to the ocean. Their teacher asks them, 'What is the average salinity level of the ocean that you are observing?'

• 3.5%

• 10%

• 1%

• 50%

Avery, Michael, and Aria are planning a trip to Western Europe. They are curious about why the climate there is warmer than other regions at the same latitude. They learned that an ocean current is responsible for this. Which ocean current is it?

• North Atlantic Drift

• South Atlantic Drift

• Pacific Ocean Current

• Indian Ocean Current

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During a field trip to the beach, Liam, Anika, and Aiden are asked to identify the marine life zone found near the shore and influenced by tides. Which zone are they looking for?

• intertidal zone

• abyssal zone

• pelagic zone

• subtidal zone

Anika, Samuel, and Harper are studying the factors that affect ocean temperature for their science project. Which factors should they consider?

• wind speed, salinity, and atmospheric pressure

• tides, moon phases, and underwater volcanoes

• cloud cover, ocean color, and marine life

• solar radiation, air temperature, ocean currents, and depth of the water

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Aiden, Avery, and Arjun are conducting a science experiment to measure the salinity level of the Dead Sea. What is the average salinity level they should expect to find?

• 50%

• 75%

• 10%

• 34.2%

Luna, Abigail, and Mia are planning a trip along the eastern coast of the United States. They want to know which ocean current flows along this coast. Can you help them?

• Gulf Stream

• Kuroshio Current

• California Current

• North Atlantic Drift

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Evelyn, Avery, and Noah are studying marine life and discussing the different zones. They come across a zone characterized by extreme pressure and darkness. Which zone are they discussing?

• pelagic zone

• intertidal zone

• coral reef zone

• abyssal zone

Avery, Benjamin, and Kai are conducting an experiment to understand the effect of salinity on the density of seawater. What will they observe?

• Salinity has no effect on the density of seawater

• Salinity increases the density of seawater

• Salinity causes the density of seawater to fluctuate

• Salinity decreases the density of seawater